Brother 2

Брат 2 (2000)

Timing: 2:2 (122 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2000-05-11

Country

Russia, United States

Production

CTB Film Company, Intercinema Art Agency

Genre

Action, Crime, Drama

Budget

$1 500 000

Revenue

$543 825

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Director

Aleksey Balabanov

Actors

Sergei Bodrov Jr., Viktor Sukhorukov, Aleksandr Dyachenko, Kirill Pirogov, Gary Houston, Sergey Makovetskiy, Dmitriy Orlov, Konstantin Murzenko, Vladislav Opelyants, Darya Yurgens
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Aleksey Balabanov

Producer

Sergei Selyanov, Valerie Gobos, Timothy E. Sabo, Tobin Ober

Operator

Sergey Astakhov

Composer

Artist

Audition

Editing

Marina Lipartiya
All team (18)

• During filming, American pyrotechnicians refused to create a homemade firearm. Then, operator Sergei Astakhov handled this task, crafting it in an hour from a brass tube, iron paperclips, and manganese filings.
• The plot of the popular video game Grand Theft Auto 4 shares some similarities with the film. The game's protagonist, Niko Belic, an immigrant from a former socialist country, arrives in Liberty City, a prototype of New York, to his brother in search of a better life. However, instead of the carefree and easy life his brother had promised in America, Niko finds himself facing the criminal world and also having to save his brother. Niko's cousin's car is very similar to the one Viktor Bagrov had in the first part of the film. Also, one track from the soundtrack («Line of Life» by the band "Spleen") is the same.
• Initially, in the television scene, the film's characters were supposed to appear on the program “Vzglyad” (View), where Sergei Bodrov worked from 1996 to 1999. Alexander Lyubimov agreed to play the role of the host. But the day before filming, “Vzglyad” called Balabanov and said everything was cancelled. After that, Balabanov decided he wouldn't make the film, although the “Moscow” period of the film was already almost finished at that point. Producer Sergei Selyanov solved the problem by reaching an agreement with TV presenter Ivan Demidov, who provided the studio and agreed to appear in the film himself.
• The plot of the popular video game Grand Theft Auto 4 has some similarities to the film. The game's protagonist, Niko Belic, an immigrant from a former socialist country, arrives in Liberty City, a prototype of New York, to join his brother in search of a better life. However, instead of the carefree and easy life his brother promised him in America, Niko has to face the criminal world and also save his brother. Niko’s cousin drives a car very similar to the one Viktor Bagrov had in the first part of the film. Also, one track from the soundtrack matches (“Line of Life” by the band “Splean”).
• Initially, in the television scene, the film’s characters were supposed to appear on the “Vzglyad” program, where Sergei Bodrov worked from 1996 to 1999. Alexander Lyubimov agreed to play the host. But the day before filming, “Vzglyad” called Balabanov and said everything was canceled. After that, Balabanov decided he would not make the film, although by that point the “Moscow” period of the film had already been almost shot. Producer Sergei Selyanov solved the problem by reaching out to TV presenter Ivan Demidov, who provided the studio and agreed to appear in the film himself.